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Campbell County CES

Title:
4-H Resident Camp
MAP:
4-H Resident Camp
Agents Involved:
Prim, Conrad, Farley, Agnew
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
4-H Youth Development Programming
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Natural Resources 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:

4-H Camp offers more hours than any other delivery method in 4-H. 4-H Camp provides opportunities for youth & teens to learn independence, gain life skills that will carry them into successful adulthood, become positive & productive members of our society & learn how to acquire skills in a natural setting. Camp helps build self-confidence and self-esteem. 4-H Camp is a place to build social skills and make friends.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Campers will become a trained counselor at camp in their future.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Campers will learn responsibility by keeping up with their belongings and money at camp.

Initial Outcomes:

Campers will learn to do something new at camp. Campers will make at least one new friend at camp.

Evaluation:

Long-Term Outcome: Campers will be camp counselors

Indicator: measured through the application process

Method: written, verbal & interview

Timeline: age appropriate for application


Intermediate Outcome: Campers will learn responsibility by keeping up with their belongings and money at camp

Indicator: measured through camper evaluations

Method: evaluations & agent & counselor observation

Timeline: at the conclusion of a successful camp week


Initial Outcome: Campers will learn something new at camp

Indicator: measured through camper evaluations

Method: camper evaluations, agent & counselor observation

Timeline: at the conclusion of a successful camp week


Initial Outcome: Campers will make at least one new friend at camp

Indicator: measured through camper evaluations

Method: camper evaluations, agent & counselor observation

Timeline: at the conclusion of a successful camp week

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth, ages 9-14 years old
 Project or Activity: 4-H Resident Camp
 Content or Curriculum: ACA Camping Standards
 Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, facilities, district board funds
 Date: July 2018


 Audience: Teens, age 15-19 years old
 Project or Activity: Junior Counselor Training
 Content: Curriculum: Expert Online Training, ACA Standards, University Camp Policies
 Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, facilities, district board funds
 Date: July 2018


Audience: Campers & Parents
 Project or Activity: Camper/Parent Orientation
 Content or Curriculum: ACA Standards, University Camp Policies
 Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, district board funds
 Date: July 2018

 Audience: First Year Campers
 Project or Activity: First Year Camper Day
 Content or Curriculum: University Camp Policies, Camp Program
 Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, district board funds
 Date: July 2018




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4-H Camp Sets a Record

Author: Sherri Farley

Major Program: Summer Residential Camps

4-H Camp offers more hours than any other delivery method in 4-H. It provides opportunities for youth & teens to learn independence, gain life skills that will carry them into successful adulthood, become positive & productive members of our society & learn how to acquire skills in a natural setting. Camp helps build self-confidence and self-esteem. 4-H Camp is a place to build social skills and make friends. This summer, Campbell County 4-H broke the single county record in the

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4-H Middle School Retreat

Author: Sherri Farley

Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

The need to recruit and retain middle school youth in the 4-H program has been expressed on the county, district, and state level.  The District 3 4-H agents planned a 2 day District 4-H Middle School Retreat for youth in grades 6-8 to be held at North Central 4-H Camp in December. Two districts in the state participated. A total of 51 youth attended, 6 agents, 1 program assistant, 7 adult volunteers, and 3 teen volunteers. Campbell County 4-H publicized the retreat and focused on yout

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4-H Camping

Author: Owen Prim

Major Program: Summer Residential Camps

4-H Camping

4-H Camping continues to be a popular summer experience for Campbell County youth.  In 2018 Campbell County 4-H set a new state record by having 420 campers and counselors attend our week of camp at North Central 4-H Camp, July 23-27.  4-H Camping provides youth the opportunity to develop life skills such as responsibility and independence by being away from home and keeping up with their own money and belongings during the week.  They also gain skills by picking up after themselv

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